Question 1

_____ addresses the business, technological, and organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and making a change to a system.

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Question 2

Three general classifications of organizational structures are _____, project, and matrix.

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Question 3

A(n) _____ is a framework for describing the phases involved in developing information systems.

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Question 4

_____ refers to the degree to which work activities are organized around teams, rather than individuals.

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Question 5

The _____ frame of the organization is the one that is usually depicted in an organizational chart.

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Question 6

Some projects have a senior manager called a(n)_____ who acts as a key proponent for a project.

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Question 7

_____ are sets of interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose.

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Question 8

_____ is an organization's acquisition of goods and services from an outside source.	.

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Question 9

_____ life cycle models of systems development assume that the scope of the project can be articulated clearly and the schedule and cost can be predicted accurately.

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Question 10

A(n) _____ is an overall model for thinking about things as sets of interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose.

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Question 11

The three spheres of systems management are business, organization, and _____.

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Question 12

Which of the following is true of the agile approach to software development?
A) In the agile method, requirements and
Solutions evolve through collaboration.
B) An agile approach sets scope goals, but leaves time and cost goals flexible.
C) Agile is a predictive model of software development.
D) In the agile approach, requirements must be clearly expressed early in the life cycle.

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Agile means using a method based on iterative and incremental development, in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration.

Question 13

A major element of good practice concerns _____ , which addresses the authority and control for key IT activities in organizations, including IT infrastructure, IT use, and project management.

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Question 14

In the _____ phase of the project life cycle, the work is completed, and customers should accept the entire project.

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Question 15

The _____ frame of an organization relates to the company's culture.

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Question 16

_____ refers to the degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are used to oversee employee behavior.

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Question 17

The term _____ describes new approaches that focus on close collaboration between programming teams and business experts.

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Question 18

A(n) _____ refers to a product or service, such as a report, a training session, a piece of hardware, or a segment of software code, produced or provided as part of a project.

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Question 19

Which of the following is true of virtual teams?
A) It is easier for a virtual team to build relationships and trust.
B) Negative incentives do not impact virtual team members.
C) It is important to select team members carefully.
D) As they never meet, virtual teams do not have conflicts.

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It is important to select team members carefully and to form a team in which all roles are covered. All virtual team members must also understand their roles on the team.

Question 20

In a(n) _____ organizational structure, project managers have little or no authority.

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Quiz 2: The Project Management and Information Technology Context